Spectrum File Photo The transfer window in professional soccer can be one of the most exciting or heart-wrenching times of the year for fans around the world. The joy of one?s favorite team signing the next young superstar can cause pleasure like none other.
Illustration by Harumo Sato In 2000, the United States declared that measles had been eradicated from the country. Now, misinformation and fallacious reasoning have brought it back. Last year, there were 644 confirmed cases of measles across the United States, according to the Center of Disease Control.
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Spectrum File Photo The following column is a satire piece and should be taken as such.
Harumo Sato, The Spectrum As an Ivy League college, Dartmouth has long maintained a reputation for academic excellence and top-tier students.
?Delayed gratification? will have to serve as the motto for students using North Campus libraries this year, as ?Club Capen? shuts down in order to undergo a dramatic remodel. Longer lines and louder study spaces in Lockwood and Silverman libraries may cause some headaches, but the carefully planned and much-needed improvements to the third floor of the Silverman Library will be worth it ? eventually. As part of UB?s Heart of the Campus project, a UB 2020 initiative involving renovations on all three campuses, the Silverman Library is getting a facelift. Up until its closing in December, Club Capen served as a popular 24-hour study space.
Spectrum File Photo We?ve all done it: Walked seamlessly down the crowded spine with our eyes glued to our phones.
With barely recognizable opponents like Wheeling Jesuit and Montana State, it?s no surprise students aren?t turning out in droves to watch UB?s basketball team compete ? even though the Bulls have been winning. Because the excitement factor doesn?t seem sufficient, UB Athletics is upping its own game and offering financial incentives to students, but it won?t work. UB is raffling off not only GoPros and Beats headphones, but also ?tuition for the fall 2015 semester? in its latest attempt to lure students to athletic events ? particularly those broadcast by ESPN. It sounds a little like bribery, but even more so, this promotion reeks of desperation. Athletic director Danny White appears determined ? even desperate ? to revamp UB Athletics? image, to make the program a true ?big time? competitor. And to achieve that, UB needs to keep up with fellow Division-I schools like Ohio State and Duke, whose games are regularly broadcast on ESPN and feature shots of stands packed with screaming fans having the time of their lives. Although UB?s basketball team is doing well this season, boasting a 13-6 record, students just aren?t flocking to the games. That?s a problem, and Athletics is right to address it, but there are simpler ? and cheaper ? solutions than a master plan involving free tuition and expensive tech devices.
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Spectrum File Photo Syllabus week is just about over, which means the lines at Tim Hortons and Starbucks will only get longer.
Spectrum File Photo I think it just goes to show that I?ve now spent the last 10 hours sitting on my couch aimlessly chatting with my roommates, occasionally snacking on something in arm?s reach knowing I had work to do.
At last, Buffalo?s downtown is thriving. Last year?s surge of development downtown brought Canalside to life and now, construction continues to transform Buffalo?s waterfront. From the $172 million HarborCenter, with its hockey rinks and two-story television screens, to the 120-acre medical campus and a 1-million-square-foot solar panel factory, SolarCity, it?s clear that the influence of the Buffalo Billion initiative, as well as moguls like Terry Pegula, is both welcome and unwavering. There?s no denying the many and massive benefits to this sort of development ? new businesses and new jobs are precisely what Buffalo needs to continue on its path of economic recovery. But with downtown development getting the spotlight and garnering praise, it?s all too easy to forget about the problems still plaguing Buffalo. There?s more to this area than the waterfront, and there?s more to the population than millennials flocking to the city, eager to snap up jobs. Ice rinks and sports bars are a lot more fun to discuss than affordable housing and failing schools, but education and poverty are still issues that plague this region, and it?s critical that they don?t get overshadowed. Because even as Buffalo?s RiverWorks Complex revitalizes the abandoned industrial complexes on the harbor, equally dilapidated neighborhoods all over Buffalo go ignored. It?s not a matter of money ? projects like RiverWorks are privately funded ? but rather an issue of attention and priorities. Trendy loft apartments and remodeled spaces are all the rage in Buffalo.
Illustration by Harumo Sato Even as the threat of prison looms over Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the New York State Assembly refuses to step down. It?s fair to point out Silver is innocent until proven guilty, but that argument doesn?t justify the politician clinging to political power even as his claims of innocence slowly slip from his tenuous grasp. After the FBI arrested Silver last Thursday, he waited until Sunday to even temporarily step back (he refused to fully ?step down?). He maintained his position even as he went to court to be charged with corruption, including counts of conspiracy and bribery for three days. Silver faces up to 100 years in prison for his alleged crimes. The criminal complaint in his case details that the speaker abused his power and collected approximately $4 million in political payoffs over the last decade. Silver claimed the money as income from his employment as a lawyer outside of his government position.
When I was younger, I wanted to be a scientist, a reporter and a basketball player. And even though I am good at free throws, I knew I would always end up choosing one path. But I never thought one childhood desire would lead me to one of the best decisions I made at UB. Before The Spectrum, I was unmotivated and stagnant.
When UB announced that Lance Leipold would be UB football?s new head coach, everyone had plenty to say.
Spectrum File Photo Let?s be honest, if you?re not a football fan the only interesting part of the Super Bowl is the halftime show. We all remember in 2012 when Beyonc
A selfie I took at UB's Fall Fest 2014 where I had the opportunity to
It?s an ugly truth, but true nonetheless: More needs to be done to protect members of society ? innocent and guilty alike ? from those tasked with protecting us. Though the majority of police officers do their duty in an upstanding manner and deserve nothing but praise for their actions on the job, the recent deaths of individuals like Michael Brown and Eric Garner make it clear that sometimes police officers not only combat violence, but generate it as well. And as the tragic storyline still playing out in Ferguson so painfully demonstrates, when police officers use force, it?s not always clear whether their actions were justified. The jury tasked with determining whether or not officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed the unarmed Michael Brown, faced a mountain of conflicting evidence. When asked if Brown charged at Wilson or his car, five witnesses said no, six said yes, and others did not see.
Spectrum File Photo I remember sitting in my first college journalism class. My palms were sweaty and legs were twitching.
Spectrum File Photo Katy Perry first appeared on the music charts in 2008 with her track ?I Kissed a Girl.? You know the song.
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